Installing informix on Linux ..

After many, many lost hours - there is conclusion... DOESN'T WORK ....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Summary: I tried to establish php on my linux Mandrake and apache server. Besides I need to access from my PHP files on linux to Informix database which is on UNIX Tru64. So, when I try in my php script to connect to database Informix (with ifx_connect function), there is an error: Fatal error: Call to undefined function: ifx_connect() in /var/www/html/test.php on line 8 Informix SE and C SDK are correctly installed and extension is made (informix.so).... Connection from SE to Informix Server is OK and there is no problem, but connection from php script (ifx_connect) - doesn't.... PLEASE HELP ANYONE... THANK YOU Boris

Did you --with-informix when you built PHP? Boris wrote: > > After many, many lost hours - there is conclusion... > > DOESN'T WORK ....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > Summary: > > I tried to establish php on my linux Mandrake and apache server. Besides I > need to access from my PHP files on linux to Informix database which is on > UNIX Tru64. So, when I try in my php script to connect to database Informix > (with ifx_connect function), there is an error: > > Fatal error: Call to undefined function: ifx_connect() in > /var/www/html/test.php on line 8> > Informix SE and C SDK are correctly installed and extension is made > (informix.so).... > > Connection from SE to Informix Server is OK and there is no problem, but > connection from php script (ifx_connect) - doesn't.... > > PLEASE HELP ANYONE... > > THANK YOU > > Boris -- Paul Watson # Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional Fax: +44 1436 678693 # Mob: +44 7818 003457 # www.oninit.com #

YESSSSS..... There is syntax: ./configure --with-php-config=/usr/bin/php-config --with-informix=/opt/infor mix Make Make install After this extension was created...and positioned This procedure created extension informix.so which is positioned in //usr/lib/php/extensions... But what it's wrong ? What is missing ? Thanks Boris "Paul Watson" <paul@oninit.com> wrote in message news:406AC7D0.CB15F8BC@oninit.com... > Did you --with-informix when you built PHP? > > Boris wrote: > > > > After many, many lost hours - there is conclusion... > > > > DOESN'T WORK ....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > Summary: > > > > I tried to establish php on my linux Mandrake and apache server. Besides I > > need to access from my PHP files on linux to Informix database which is on > > UNIX Tru64. So, when I try in my php script to connect to database Informix > > (with ifx_connect function), there is an error: > > > > Fatal error: Call to undefined function: ifx_connect() in > > /var/www/html/test.php on line 8> > > > Informix SE and C SDK are correctly installed and extension is made > > (informix.so).... > > > > Connection from SE to Informix Server is OK and there is no problem, but > > connection from php script (ifx_connect) - doesn't.... > > > > PLEASE HELP ANYONE... > > > > THANK YOU > > > > Boris > > -- > Paul Watson # > Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory > Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional > Fax: +44 1436 678693 # > Mob: +44 7818 003457 # > www.oninit.com #

What does phpinfo() show? I've never add the path with the 'with-informix' option, I'm not sure that it is required. Is php.ini set correctly? Cheers Paul Boris wrote: > > YESSSSS..... > > There is syntax: > > ./configure --with-php-config=/usr/bin/php-config --with-informix=/opt/infor > mix > > Make > > Make install > > After this extension was created...and positioned > > This procedure created extension informix.so which is positioned in > //usr/lib/php/extensions... > > But what it's wrong ? What is missing ? > > Thanks > > Boris > > "Paul Watson" ?paul@oninit.com? wrote in message > news:406AC7D0.CB15F8BC@oninit.com... > ? Did you --with-informix when you built PHP? > ? > ? Boris wrote: > ? ? > ? ? After many, many lost hours - there is conclusion... > ? ? > ? ? DOESN'T WORK ....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > ? ? > ? ? Summary: > ? ? > ? ? I tried to establish php on my linux Mandrake and apache server. Besides > I > ? ? need to access from my PHP files on linux to Informix database which is > on > ? ? UNIX Tru64. So, when I try in my php script to connect to database > Informix > ? ? (with ifx_connect function), there is an error: > ? ? > ? ? Fatal error: Call to undefined function: ifx_connect() in > ? ? /var/www/html/test.php on line 8 > ? ? > ? ? Informix SE and C SDK are correctly installed and extension is made > ? ? (informix.so).... > ? ? > ? ? Connection from SE to Informix Server is OK and there is no problem, but > ? ? connection from php script (ifx_connect) - doesn't.... > ? ? > ? ? PLEASE HELP ANYONE... > ? ? > ? ? THANK YOU > ? ? > ? ? Boris > ? > ? -- > ? Paul Watson # > ? Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory > ? Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional > ? Fax: +44 1436 678693 # > ? Mob: +44 7818 003457 # > ? www.oninit.com # -- Paul Watson # Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional Fax: +44 1436 678693 # Mob: +44 7818 003457 # www.oninit.com #

What do you need from phpinfo()...?? I can send you what you need... Because PHP using ESQL part of Informix, THE EXTENSION MUST BE CREATED...That's the reason for --with-informix, as is said in Informix manual... What is neccessary in php.ini ? Maybe it's wrong ? Regards Boris "Paul Watson" <paul@oninit.com> wrote in message news:406ACBDD.FBA0C4BE@oninit.com... > What does phpinfo() show? > > I've never add the path with the 'with-informix' option, I'm not sure > that it is required. Is php.ini set correctly? > > Cheers > Paul > > Boris wrote: > > > > YESSSSS..... > > > > There is syntax: > > > > ./configure --with-php-config=/usr/bin/php-config --with-informix=/opt/infor > > mix > > > > Make > > > > Make install > > > > After this extension was created...and positioned > > > > This procedure created extension informix.so which is positioned in > > //usr/lib/php/extensions... > > > > But what it's wrong ? What is missing ? > > > > Thanks > > > > Boris > > > > "Paul Watson" ?paul@oninit.com? wrote in message > > news:406AC7D0.CB15F8BC@oninit.com... > > ? Did you --with-informix when you built PHP? > > ? > > ? Boris wrote: > > ? ? > > ? ? After many, many lost hours - there is conclusion... > > ? ? > > ? ? DOESN'T WORK ....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > ? ? > > ? ? Summary: > > ? ? > > ? ? I tried to establish php on my linux Mandrake and apache server. Besides > > I > > ? ? need to access from my PHP files on linux to Informix database which is > > on > > ? ? UNIX Tru64. So, when I try in my php script to connect to database > > Informix > > ? ? (with ifx_connect function), there is an error: > > ? ? > > ? ? Fatal error: Call to undefined function: ifx_connect() in > > ? ? /var/www/html/test.php on line 8 > > ? ? > > ? ? Informix SE and C SDK are correctly installed and extension is made > > ? ? (informix.so).... > > ? ? > > ? ? Connection from SE to Informix Server is OK and there is no problem, but > > ? ? connection from php script (ifx_connect) - doesn't.... > > ? ? > > ? ? PLEASE HELP ANYONE... > > ? ? > > ? ? THANK YOU > > ? ? > > ? ? Boris > > ? > > ? -- > > ? Paul Watson # > > ? Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory > > ? Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional > > ? Fax: +44 1436 678693 # > > ? Mob: +44 7818 003457 # > > ? www.oninit.com # > > -- > Paul Watson # > Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory > Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional > Fax: +44 1436 678693 # > Mob: +44 7818 003457 # > www.oninit.com #

you don't need " --with-php-config=/usr/bin/php-config " take that out! you won't EVER need to mess with that. Watch the output from the "configure" program, and look for a "yes" for Informix support. If you don't see "yes" keep debugging your environment. You might have problems with your LD_LIBRARY_PATH or your INFORMIXDIR variables. They may need to be set ahead of the configure. Google for my post at the beginning of this month on how to install PHP. "Boris" <boris.kovacevic@hpb.hr> wrote in message news:c4ehsr$7qd$1@ls219.htnet.hr... > YESSSSS..... > > There is syntax: > > ./configure --with-php-config=/usr/bin/php-config --with-informix=/opt/infor > mix > > Make > > Make install > > After this extension was created...and positioned > > This procedure created extension informix.so which is positioned in > //usr/lib/php/extensions... > > But what it's wrong ? What is missing ? > > Thanks > > Boris > > > "Paul Watson" <paul@oninit.com> wrote in message > news:406AC7D0.CB15F8BC@oninit.com... > > Did you --with-informix when you built PHP? > > > > Boris wrote: > > > > > > After many, many lost hours - there is conclusion... > > > > > > DOESN'T WORK ....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > Summary: > > > > > > I tried to establish php on my linux Mandrake and apache server. Besides > I > > > need to access from my PHP files on linux to Informix database which is > on > > > UNIX Tru64. So, when I try in my php script to connect to database > Informix > > > (with ifx_connect function), there is an error: > > > > > > Fatal error: Call to undefined function: ifx_connect() in > > > /var/www/html/test.php on line 8> > > > > > Informix SE and C SDK are correctly installed and extension is made > > > (informix.so).... > > > > > > Connection from SE to Informix Server is OK and there is no problem, but > > > connection from php script (ifx_connect) - doesn't.... > > > > > > PLEASE HELP ANYONE... > > > > > > THANK YOU > > > > > > Boris > > > > -- > > Paul Watson # > > Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory > > Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional > > Fax: +44 1436 678693 # > > Mob: +44 7818 003457 # > > www.oninit.com # > >

OK with INFORMIXDIR... But where must be LD_LIBRARY_PATH ?? Thanks Boris "Data Goob" <datagoob@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:cgAac.116293$xs5.97947@fe12.usenetserver.com... > you don't need " --with-php-config=/usr/bin/php-config " > > take that out! you won't EVER need to mess with that. > > Watch the output from the "configure" program, and look > for a "yes" for Informix support. If you don't see "yes" > keep debugging your environment. > > You might have problems with your LD_LIBRARY_PATH or > your INFORMIXDIR variables. They may need to be set > ahead of the configure. > > Google for my post at the beginning of this month on how > to install PHP. > > "Boris" <boris.kovacevic@hpb.hr> wrote in message news:c4ehsr$7qd$1@ls219.htnet.hr... > > YESSSSS..... > > > > There is syntax: > > > > ./configure --with-php-config=/usr/bin/php-config --with-informix=/opt/infor > > mix > > > > Make > > > > Make install > > > > After this extension was created...and positioned > > > > This procedure created extension informix.so which is positioned in > > //usr/lib/php/extensions... > > > > But what it's wrong ? What is missing ? > > > > Thanks > > > > Boris > > > > > > "Paul Watson" <paul@oninit.com> wrote in message > > news:406AC7D0.CB15F8BC@oninit.com... > > > Did you --with-informix when you built PHP? > > > > > > Boris wrote: > > > > > > > > After many, many lost hours - there is conclusion... > > > > > > > > DOESN'T WORK ....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > > > Summary: > > > > > > > > I tried to establish php on my linux Mandrake and apache server. Besides > > I > > > > need to access from my PHP files on linux to Informix database which is > > on > > > > UNIX Tru64. So, when I try in my php script to connect to database > > Informix > > > > (with ifx_connect function), there is an error: > > > > > > > > Fatal error: Call to undefined function: ifx_connect() in > > > > /var/www/html/test.php on line 8> > > > > > > > Informix SE and C SDK are correctly installed and extension is made > > > > (informix.so).... > > > > > > > > Connection from SE to Informix Server is OK and there is no problem, but > > > > connection from php script (ifx_connect) - doesn't.... > > > > > > > > PLEASE HELP ANYONE... > > > > > > > > THANK YOU > > > > > > > > Boris > > > > > > -- > > > Paul Watson # > > > Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory > > > Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional > > > Fax: +44 1436 678693 # > > > Mob: +44 7818 003457 # > > > www.oninit.com # > > > > > > >

In the environment when apache and/or php is started Boris wrote: > > OK with INFORMIXDIR... > > But where must be LD_LIBRARY_PATH ?? > > Thanks > > Boris > > "Data Goob" ?datagoob@hotmail.com? wrote in message > news:cgAac.116293$xs5.97947@fe12.usenetserver.com... > ? you don't need " --with-php-config=/usr/bin/php-config " > ? > ? take that out! you won't EVER need to mess with that. > ? > ? Watch the output from the "configure" program, and look > ? for a "yes" for Informix support. If you don't see "yes" > ? keep debugging your environment. > ? > ? You might have problems with your LD_LIBRARY_PATH or > ? your INFORMIXDIR variables. They may need to be set > ? ahead of the configure. > ? > ? Google for my post at the beginning of this month on how > ? to install PHP. > ? > ? "Boris" ?boris.kovacevic@hpb.hr? wrote in message > news:c4ehsr$7qd$1@ls219.htnet.hr... > ? ? YESSSSS..... > ? ? > ? ? There is syntax: > ? ? > ? ? > ./configure --with-php-config=/usr/bin/php-config --with-informix=/opt/infor > ? ? mix > ? ? > ? ? Make > ? ? > ? ? Make install > ? ? > ? ? After this extension was created...and positioned > ? ? > ? ? This procedure created extension informix.so which is positioned in > ? ? //usr/lib/php/extensions... > ? ? > ? ? But what it's wrong ? What is missing ? > ? ? > ? ? Thanks > ? ? > ? ? Boris > ? ? > ? ? > ? ? "Paul Watson" ?paul@oninit.com? wrote in message > ? ? news:406AC7D0.CB15F8BC@oninit.com... > ? ? ? Did you --with-informix when you built PHP? > ? ? ? > ? ? ? Boris wrote: > ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? After many, many lost hours - there is conclusion... > ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? DOESN'T WORK ....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? Summary: > ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? I tried to establish php on my linux Mandrake and apache server. > Besides > ? ? I > ? ? ? ? need to access from my PHP files on linux to Informix database which > is > ? ? on > ? ? ? ? UNIX Tru64. So, when I try in my php script to connect to database > ? ? Informix > ? ? ? ? (with ifx_connect function), there is an error: > ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? Fatal error: Call to undefined function: ifx_connect() in > ? ? ? ? /var/www/html/test.php on line 8 > ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? Informix SE and C SDK are correctly installed and extension is made > ? ? ? ? (informix.so).... > ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? Connection from SE to Informix Server is OK and there is no problem, > but > ? ? ? ? connection from php script (ifx_connect) - doesn't.... > ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? PLEASE HELP ANYONE... > ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? THANK YOU > ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? Boris > ? ? ? > ? ? ? -- > ? ? ? Paul Watson # > ? ? ? Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory > ? ? ? Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional > ? ? ? Fax: +44 1436 678693 # > ? ? ? Mob: +44 7818 003457 # > ? ? ? www.oninit.com # > ? ? > ? ? > ? > ? > ? -- Paul Watson # Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional Fax: +44 1436 678693 # Mob: +44 7818 003457 # www.oninit.com #

Only if you need LD_LIBRARY_PATH do you need to set it. I don't have Informix so I cannot be of total help on this. You might need to use this syntax: --with-informix=/opt/informix pointing of course to where the top of the Informix tree starts. Your Informix libs should be under this tree. You might need to --with-informix=/opt/informix/lib , but the point is, keep trying till configure finds the libs. Let us all know what happens. Boris wrote: > OK with INFORMIXDIR... > > But where must be LD_LIBRARY_PATH ?? > > Thanks > > Boris > > > "Data Goob" <datagoob@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:cgAac.116293$xs5.97947@fe12.usenetserver.com... > >>you don't need " --with-php-config=/usr/bin/php-config " >> >>take that out! you won't EVER need to mess with that. >> >>Watch the output from the "configure" program, and look >>for a "yes" for Informix support. If you don't see "yes" >>keep debugging your environment. >> >>You might have problems with your LD_LIBRARY_PATH or >>your INFORMIXDIR variables. They may need to be set >>ahead of the configure. >> >>Google for my post at the beginning of this month on how >>to install PHP. >> >>"Boris" <boris.kovacevic@hpb.hr> wrote in message > > news:c4ehsr$7qd$1@ls219.htnet.hr... > >>>YESSSSS..... >>> >>>There is syntax: >>> >>> > > ./configure --with-php-config=/usr/bin/php-config --with-informix=/opt/infor > >>>mix >>> >>>Make >>> >>>Make install >>> >>>After this extension was created...and positioned >>> >>>This procedure created extension informix.so which is positioned in >>>//usr/lib/php/extensions... >>> >>>But what it's wrong ? What is missing ? >>> >>>Thanks >>> >>>Boris >>> >>> >>>"Paul Watson" <paul@oninit.com> wrote in message >>>news:406AC7D0.CB15F8BC@oninit.com... >>> >>>>Did you --with-informix when you built PHP? >>>> >>>>Boris wrote: >>>> >>>>> After many, many lost hours - there is conclusion... >>>>> >>>>>DOESN'T WORK ....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >>>>> >>>>>Summary: >>>>> >>>>>I tried to establish php on my linux Mandrake and apache server. > > Besides > >>>I >>> >>>>>need to access from my PHP files on linux to Informix database which > > is > >>>on >>> >>>>>UNIX Tru64. So, when I try in my php script to connect to database >>> >>>Informix >>> >>>>>(with ifx_connect function), there is an error: >>>>> >>>>>Fatal error: Call to undefined function: ifx_connect() in >>>>>/var/www/html/test.php on line 8>>>>> >>>>>Informix SE and C SDK are correctly installed and extension is made >>>>>(informix.so).... >>>>> >>>>>Connection from SE to Informix Server is OK and there is no problem, > > but > >>>>>connection from php script (ifx_connect) - doesn't.... >>>>> >>>>>PLEASE HELP ANYONE... >>>>> >>>>>THANK YOU >>>>> >>>>>Boris >>>> >>>>-- >>>>Paul Watson # >>>>Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory >>>>Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional >>>>Fax: +44 1436 678693 # >>>>Mob: +44 7818 003457 # >>>>www.oninit.com # >>> >>> >> >> > >